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( Y+ K) a; D; P( X& X# B) X, yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 + f- r3 u* i2 ~人在德国 社区7 D) I- {) I# @7 d% e I) k
Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. * H- l, ^6 w+ D- B- G T6 K5 J0 ~$ m* E% d" ^$ t! [4 s
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ; c- Z L! b# T- l; M; q5 F ^* Y 9 L6 @" K+ E6 D* }9 _- Yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. + J& G& S+ c( ^" a8 L. n人在德国 社区 . O+ y6 k& k/ m B/ C& D! b. jDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.